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Definition of Flaxseed oil

1. Noun. A drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints.

Definition of Flaxseed oil

1. Noun. The oil of flaxseed, used as a food source of omega-3 fat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Flaxseed oil

1. The fixed oil obtained from the dried ripe seed of linseed, linum usitatissimum (l. Linaceae). It is used as an emollient in liniments, pastes, and medicinal soaps, and in veterinary medicine as a laxative. It is also called flaxseed oil. Pharmacological action: cathartic, emollients. Chemical name: Linseed oil (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Flaxseed oil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Session Laws by South Dakota (1909)
"Compound or Substitute for Linseed or flaxseed oil, Labeled and Sold—How.] It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm or corporation to manufacture, ..."

2. Supplementary Index to the Session Laws of the State of New York: With All by William Henry Silvernail (1901)
"... flaxseed oil. Adulteration of — L. 1898, c. 412. Florence, Town of. Acts legalized — L. 1899, c. ..."

3. The Consolidated Laws of the State of New York, 1909 by New York (State). (1909)
"240-242 Turpentine, Linseed or flaxseed oil. Art. 10 ARTICLE 10 Turpentine, Linseed or flaxseed oil Section 240. Adulteration and sale; package to be marked ..."

4. The Dairy and Food Laws of the State of Michigan with Supreme Court by Michigan, Michigan Dairy and Food Dept, Michigan Supreme Court (1915)
"Linseed oil compounds or flaxseed oil compounds designed to take the place of raw or boiled linseed oil or raw or boiled flaxseed oil as defined in section ..."

5. A Universal formulary: Containing the Methods of Preparing and Administering by Robert Eglesfeld Griffith (1866)
"R. flaxseed oil, twelve fl. ounces. Lime water, seven fl. ounces. Mix. As an application to burns and scalds. ..."

6. A Medical formulary based on the United States and British pharmacopoeias by Laurence Johnson (1881)
"Ph.)—flaxseed oil—Linseed Oil. The fixed oil obtained by expression from ground flaxseed. ... Take of flaxseed oil 6 parts. Sublimed sulphur 1 part. ..."

7. The Newer Knowledge of Nutrition: The Use of Food for the Preservation of by Elmer Verner McCollum (1918)
"Lot 1339 derived 6 per cent of protein from rolled oats and 3 per cent from flaxseed oil meal. Two females grew up on this diet. ..."

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